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Eligible veterans get easier access to military bases under new rules
New rules allow veterans and caregivers to enroll for streamlined access to military installations.
Air Force A-10 will no longer bare teeth overseas with Korea exit
The Air Force will begin removing its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Osan Air Base starting in January 2025.
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Pentagon & Congress
VA acknowledges significant errors in budget shortfall predictions
Department leaders had warned of funding gaps of up to $18 billion but now believe those estimates were too high.
Women in combat ‘proficient,’ SecDef says, dismissing calls for change
Austin praised women in the military and said they should not be removed from front-line fighting posts.
US to send Ukraine $275M in new weapons to bolster Kyiv before Trump
The latest tranche of weapons comes as worries grow about an escalation in the conflict.
Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for first time
The use of the long-range missiles came as Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons.
In other news
Soldier creates device that speeds up Apache missile system rearming
A wheelbarrow-like cart cut an 8-minute job to under a minute.
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Did a US F-22 shoot down a UFO? Photo of aerial object adds to mystery
A grainy image (it’s always a grainy image) of an object downed by an F-22 over Canada's Yukon territory has aviation (and UFO) enthusiasts chattering.
Air Force Falcons unveil glorious AFSOC-themed football unis
The Air Force just dropped some special edition football uniforms and they are certifiably fire.
By Riley Ceder
Meal, Ready-to-Bulk? Pentagon urged to add creatine to MREs
The gains-based recommendation will now await a Senate decision in order to become law.
A personal account of a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day
Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, described what it was really like to parachute during the invasion of Normandy.
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This Marine was given opioids for combat wounds. He was never the same.
Jon Basara wanted to be the best Marine he could be - but trauma from combat waylaid him. For relief, he was given opioids, sparking a years-long struggle.
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Burn pits increased risk of asthma, heart problems, new DOD data shows
Researchers tracked nearly 460,000 veterans and found increased risk of several respiratory and heart issues among individuals who deployed near burn pits.
Supreme Court to hear another major veterans benefits case this fall
The high court will consider whether VA officials are properly reviewing benefits decisions that deny veterans medical help.
More food options, better access coming for commissary customers
The commissary director aims to bring more customers in to take advantage of commissary savings.
By Karen Jowers
Stretch your grocery dollars at May commissary sidewalk sales
Fight inflation. Find out when your commissary store will hold its sidewalk sale in May.
By Karen Jowers
FY25 defense budget work to ramp up after security supplemental finish
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 30, 2024.
Advocates urge Austin to act on active duty obesity ‘epidemic’
A new letter urges defense leaders to do more to prevent, identify and treat obesity in the ranks.
By Karen Jowers
The Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient died rescuing Marines
When asked if he could go back and extract the overwhelmed Marines from Guadalcanal, the 22-year-old Munro reportedly gave a confident, “Hell, yeah!”
VA expands benefits options for vets with other-than-honorable status
Veterans Affairs officials are updating rules regarding benefits eligibility to include more individuals with other-than-honorable discharges.
Senators unsure about House plan to boost troop pay, housing stipends
House lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to increase junior enlisted pay and military housing stipends, but the idea could face opposition in the Senate
No paper, no plastic: Be ready as commissaries adopt reusable bags
Reusable bags can be more expensive for commissary shoppers up front, but more cost-effective in the long run.
By Karen Jowers